Basic Action

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# [SNIPPET_NAME: Basic Action]
# [SNIPPET_CATEGORIES: PyGTK]
# [SNIPPET_DESCRIPTION: Create a basic set of actions]
# [SNIPPET_DOCS: http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/ch-NewInPyGTK2.4.html#sec-Actions, http://www.pygtk.org/docs/pygtk/class-gtkaction.html]

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk

class BasicAction:
    def __init__(self):
        # Create the toplevel window
        window = gtk.Window()
        window.connect('destroy', lambda w: gtk.main_quit())
        vbox = gtk.VBox()
        vbox.show()
        window.add(vbox)

        # Create an accelerator group
        accelgroup = gtk.AccelGroup()
        # Add the accelerator group to the toplevel window
        window.add_accel_group(accelgroup)

        # Create an action for quitting the program using a stock item
        action = gtk.Action('Quit', '_Quit me!', 'Quit the Program',
                            gtk.STOCK_QUIT)
        action.set_property('short-label', '_Quit')
        # Connect a callback to the action
        action.connect('activate', self.quit_cb)

        # Create an ActionGroup named BasicAction
        actiongroup = gtk.ActionGroup('BasicAction')
        # Add the action to the actiongroup with an accelerator
        # None means use the stock item accelerator
        actiongroup.add_action_with_accel(action, None)

        # Have the action use accelgroup
        action.set_accel_group(accelgroup)

        # Create a MenuBar
        menubar = gtk.MenuBar()
        menubar.show()
        vbox.pack_start(menubar, False)

        # Create the File Action and MenuItem
        file_action = gtk.Action('File', '_File', None, None)
        actiongroup.add_action(file_action)
        file_menuitem = file_action.create_menu_item()
        menubar.append(file_menuitem)

        # Create the File Menu
        file_menu = gtk.Menu()
        file_menuitem.set_submenu(file_menu)

        # Create a proxy MenuItem
        menuitem = action.create_menu_item()
        file_menu.append(menuitem)

        # Create a Toolbar
        toolbar = gtk.Toolbar()
        toolbar.show()
        vbox.pack_start(toolbar, False)

        # Create a proxy ToolItem
        toolitem = action.create_tool_item()
        toolbar.insert(toolitem, 0)

        # Create and pack a Label
        label = gtk.Label('''
Select File->Quit me! or
click the toolbar Quit button or
click the Quit button below or
press Control+q
to quit.
''')
        label.show()
        vbox.pack_start(label)

        # Create a button to use as another proxy widget
        quitbutton = gtk.Button()
        # add it to the window
        vbox.pack_start(quitbutton, False)

        # Connect the action to its proxy widget
        action.connect_proxy(quitbutton)
        # Have to set tooltip after toolitem is added to toolbar
        action.set_property('tooltip', action.get_property('tooltip'))
        tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
        tooltips.set_tip(quitbutton, action.get_property('tooltip'))

        window.show()
        return

    def quit_cb(self, b):
        print 'Quitting program'
        gtk.main_quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ba = BasicAction()
    gtk.main()